THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON.
Thursday, February 25, 1937
OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAR INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings
of the Week Collected for
Our Readers
Milton—One hundred acres of land
in the Milton-Freewater area have
been contracted for by the Utah-Ida
ho Sugar company for a venture in
sugar beet growing.
Baker — Shipments of ore from
Baker to the smelter during 1936
amounted to 82 cars. The loadings
include concentrates and crude or di
rect smelting ores.
Klamath Falls—The public libr
ary definitely became the property of
the city recently with the redemption
of the last $5000 bond issue by City
Treasurer Ruth Bahiany.
Baker — First checks issued for
work done under the 1936 soil con
servation program in Baker county
were received last week. The 90
checks amounted to $15,818.60.
Corvallis—Tax reverted lands in
Benton county total 19,139.24 acres
and 974 city lots. Total assessed
value of this property is $172,615,
and charges against the property to-
tai' $42,228.06.
Astoria—With the price of sal
mon at 20 cents, more fishermen are
getting their gear in condition for
winter season gillnetting. About 20
boats are out at present. All the
fish are disposed of on the fresh fish
market.
Astoria—The Clatsop county court
will soon take up the matter of ap
pointing a county dogcatcher. So far,
only 202 dog licenses have been taken
out. On March 1 the dogcatcher's
activities will start, with double fees.
Last year over 1200 dog licenses
were taken out.
Port Orford—Although her bot
tom was badly ripped on rocks in the
harbor here when she was driven
aground late last week by high winds,
he 196-foot freighter Cottoneva
reached an open beach before she
finally came to rest and seems in no
danger of breaking up.
Eugene—-More than 150 trees
were found across the upper Sluslaw
road between Lorane and the O’Brien
creek bridge, all weighted down by
the heavy snow, according to a report
reaching the county court las week.
The county road patrolman for that
district has a crew of men at work
removing them.
Albany—Construction of a 130-
foot span crossing the Calapooia
river at Brownsville has been decided
by the Linn county court. Commis
sioners Renninger and Colley report
ed last week after visiting the pro
posed site of the bridge in company
with Glenn Paxton, state bridge en
gineer, and County Engineer Larsen.
Monmouth— F. E. Murdock, man
ager of the Monmouth Cooperative
Creamery and Watehouse associa
tion, in his annual report at the
stockholders’ meeting, showed in op
eration of the creamery and ware
house combined an Increase In total
sales over 1935 of $22,212.12; an
increase in gross profits of $698.14;
and a total decrease in expense of
operation of $1,827.65.
Salem—Two Willamette graduates
left this week for Japan to take np
work in the consular and teaching
fields, respectively. Ivan White, of
Salem, graduated in '29 and assistant
in the diplomatic corps in Mexico
City for two years, left last week for
Yokohama, where he will do con
sular work. The other is Jack Bel
linger, Lebanon, who did graduate
work on the Willamette campus last
year.
The Dalles—State and city police
here had visions of a murder mystery
or possibly a death by freezing dur
ing the recent storm, when a hysteri
cal woman telephoned that a human
leg was projecting from a snowbank
four miles up Mill creek road from
The Dalles. Investigation revealed
that a practical joker had dismem
bered a wax dummy of a woman, of
the type commonly used for window
dressing; draped a leg in a silk stock
ing and a suede shoe and “planted”
it where it would be discovered by
passing motorists.
WORLD’S BEST COMICS
Lighter Side of Life as Depicted by Famous Cartoonists and Humorists
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FIKE LOSSES LARGE
Salem—Fire damage to the extent
of nearly $2,000,000 on lands com
ing under the jurisdiction of the
state board of forestry resulted dur
ing the past season, according to
compilations revealed by the state
forester’s office.
Figures show that a total of 1302
fires burned over 222,321 acres of
land with a resultant loss of $1,954,-
728. Coos county, center of fire-
fighting activities for three months,
sustained a loss of $1,605,353, over
80 per cent of the state’s total.
Eugene—Eugene teachers are due
to receive a back-pay check. March
1, and a somewhat augmented salary
from then on. as the result of school
board action in adopting a new
schedule suggested by the teachers'
committee.
Hood River—While deep snow in
Hood River valley will delay spring
operations in orchards, fruit growers
say the benefit to be derived from
the moisture reserve will more than
offset the hindrance to pruning ap
ple and pear trees.
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been?
Porter—‘Aving me 'air cut, sir.
Station Master—You know you
can’t do that in the company’s time.
Porter—Well, it grew in the com
pany’s time.
Station Master — Well, it can't
have all grown in the company’s
time.
Porter—I ain't 'ad it all cut off,
ave I?—Houston Post.
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Rainbow’s End
"You’re a lucky dog, Bings,” said
the fellow in the next chair. "They
tell me you're making three times
as much money as you did last
year.”
“Yeah," Bings replied, wearily,
‘but my womenfolks found it out.”
Impatient
Teacher—What inspired the pio-
Men to set forth in theii covered
wagons?
Pupil — Well, maybe they didn’t
want to wait about 30 years for a
train.—Buffalo Courier-Express.
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